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Herrera. One of the shots hit the front windshield, but no one was injured. Later, Mr.
Iglesias Herrera was able to flee. Lastly, according to the representatives, Mr. Ricardo
Alberto Iglesias Herrera filed a complaint at police headquarters in the city of Santa Tecla,
and the facts described were brought to the attention of the Office of the Public Prosecutor
for the Defense of Human Rights of El Salvador.
4.
The representatives pointed out that the characteristics of the attack “demonstrate
the operating capacity in its execution” coincides with the nature of other intimidating facts,
threats, and pursuits used against the members of the García Prieto family, and which led
the Court to adopt provisional measures in their favor. Given the foregoing, the
representatives requested the Court to assess the above situation and to urge the State to
guarantee the safety of persons offered as witnesses and expert witnesses in the present
case, so as to enable them to participate in this proceeding and, in particular, to guarantee
the appearance of the persons summoned to participate in the corresponding public hearing.
5.
The Order of the President of the Court (hereinafter “the President”) dated
December 3, 2006, in which it was decided:
1.
To require the State to adopt, without delay, the measures necessary to
protect the life and personal integrity of Mr. Ricardo Alberto Iglesias Herrera.
2.
To require the State to make all pertinent arrangements so that the protective
measures called for in the present Order are planned and implemented with the
participation of the beneficiaries of the Order, or their representatives, to ensure that
these measures are provided in a diligent and effective manner and, in general, to
keep them informed of the progress of its implementation.
3.
To require the State to investigate the facts that motivated the adoption of
these urgent measures, identify the responsible parties, and, if need be, impose on
them the corresponding sanctions.
4.
To require the State to report to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
on December 18, 2006 regarding the measures it adopted to comply with the present
Order.
5.
After the report indicated in the operative paragraph four, to request the State
to continue informing the Inter-American Court of Human Rights every two months
regarding the urgent measures adopted, along with the reports on the provisional
measures ordered in favor of Gloria Giralt de García Prieto et al.
6.
To request the beneficiaries of these measures, or their representatives, and
the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to present to the Inter-American
Court of Human Rights observations they consider pertinent on the reports of the
State, together with their observations on the provisional measures ordered in favor of
Gloria Giralt de García Prieto et al. For the submission of these observations, the
beneficiaries of these measures or their representatives, and the Inter-American
Commission on Human Rights, have a period of four weeks and six weeks,
respectively, as of the date of notification of the State reports.
6.
The Order of the President of December 14, 2006, which decided, wherever
pertinent:
1.
To require, in the exercise of the authority vested in him under Article 47.3 of the Rules
of Procedure, that the witnesses José Mauricio García Prieto Hirlemann, Gloria María de los
Ángeles García Prieto, Ile del Carmen García Prieto, Lourdes García Prieto de Patuzzo, Alina
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